Hat adjusting means



July 27, 1943. R. L. BRILL ET AL 2,325,473

HAT ADJUSTING MEANS 'Filed July 22, 1942 INVENTORS Ever A/PfO/V 62/41.. fleah' z/prazv ATTORNEY Patented July 27, 1943 '5 f m:- ;ampsrmomsnus Q v sum on: Sarah ram, assent; if;

I newsm n, 1942,;Seria1No. one iolaims. (01'. 132- 9) nary hat has no provision for adjustment to the head of the wearer .so that bet-ween two standa and sizes the customer is forcedto elect the size which is nearestto a fitwithout-securing an exact i It has previous'iy-beenproposed to provide various means for reducingthehead sizeof a hat but these means have in general possessed the disadvantages that they must be sewn into the hat or stitched through the hat band, both of which operations are time consuming and,

because. of the nature of-the retail trade in hats, 7 often result in lossof sales-which otherwise could quickly consummated. Otherprior constructions have been of a too bulky'nature to justifytheir use on the hat band.

It is an object of the present invention to enable a hat to be quickIy and conveniently modifled, without alteration of" the external appearance, sothat itwill snugly fit a head somewhat smaller than that for which it was designed, by securing .adjusting means'to two spaced points in the upper or free margin of thehat band and by providing a'third poi'nt 'of securingintermediate saidspaced points, also in the hat band.

It is an object of the inventionto provide a hat size adjuster which will cause contraction of the hat band to be distributed substantially equally between the two outenp'oints' of connection thereto.

For the accomplishment. of these: objects provision is made in accordance with the present invention of a, device having a flexible connecting element, anchor pins at each. end thereof adapted to hold and engage cords or the like:, said pins being insertable through the-hat ha'nd at spaced points thereon and when inserted being selt looking therein. The flexible; connecting element may be of cord or webbing or both and maybe of elastic or non-elastic material asdesired. A further feature of the inventionis theprov-isionsubstantially equidistant between said pins of a third anchor member oizsim-ilar character to those at theends of'the adjusting devicejwhich third anchor member is carried by said flexible connecting element and centers the adjusting device and holds; it snugly about the'innermargin of the: crownof the hat adjacent the brim thereof thus avoiding bridging of the device across the opening; The cords and webs of material may be of .any desired'length to suit the needsof the hatto .whichthe device is'applied. fltherobjec-tszahd advantages-will hereinafter appear from the description and the drawingiforming a; partof this specification and illustratingcertain preferred embodiments of the invenfion'wher'einz" i Eignre 1 is a front View Offa. hat looking underheath thebrim and iritothecnown;

Figure? is a view-showing the adjusting device asusedin-Figure 1; 1 1 7 Figures .3, 4, Sand 6 are viewssimilar to Figure 2 showing modifications of the adjusting device shown in Figure 2, and a Y Figure 7 is ar yfragmentary viewof an alternate disposalrof parts of the device shown in Figure 5. gThe hat I 0.comprises abrim l2 and a crown M. j A band lfi is secured to theinner lower margin of the crown by anylconvenient means such as sewing,v leavingthe-upper portion of the band l6 free to moveaway from the crown; As shown in Figurell, the-device; of Figure :2: is mounted on the band: and being-thuslmonntedcontracts the circumference. of the band 16 and "thus reduces the headsizc of the hat H! wherebyflthe hat fits snugly on the'head ofthewearer.,., a

Referring to Figure 2,1-th6 device shown comprises anchor pins t8 which havepoints 20 insertable through. theihat hand material. The v pins I8= have tubular bodie'sizd which are clamped uponloops 22 of :cordgdoining the loops 22- are the webs or ribbonsnzfianct 28-: which webs-1 have stitched loops at eitherend; thereof through whichthe loops '22 extend: as shown-.1: Webs 2.6

and 28 may; as shown; cross-at. the central porr with the-loop may be formedoi any convenient material according to the, desires of the manufacturer, it-;being; preferable; however, that some portion of the device uponwhich tension is exertedishall be oi elastic material of; cloth, rubor-thelike JIhus either the loops. or webs or-bothmay-beelastic; p 3 i It will be seen that when itiisj desired to reduce the size ofralhat. refit: a ihead size smaller than the actual sizeof tha'hat, it .ismonly. necessary for the pins [8 to be inserted, preferably at points equi-distant' from the rear of the hat, in the hat band asshown in Figure 1. The pin 32 may then be inserted in the band at a point'substantially equi-distant from the points of connection of the pins 18. This latter mentioned pin has the double advantage of providing secure connection for the device to the band of the hat and of insuring that the device will not bridge between the'two extreme points of connection, thus rendering it diflicult for the wearer to don the hat. When the pins are applied, they are completely concealed behind the hat band so that a neat appearance is presented and there is no danger of the pins becoming entangled in the hair. It is further noted that the operation of applying the device is entirely free of the disadvantages arising from sewing or stitching elastic webbing or the like into the band and yet the device of this invention is just as se curely fastened to the hat as it would be by the tedious'prior art methods.

Figure 3 illustrates a slight modification of the constructionshown in Figure 2. In 'addition'to the webs 33 and 35 which correspond to the Webs and 28 of Figure 2: and in this construction may preferably be of'elastic material, a'longer and broader Web 34 is provided, formed with stitched loops 36 and 38 ateach end thereof through which the loops 31, whichcorrespond to loops 22 of Figure 2, pass. 'The web 34 may preferably be of some non-elastic materialsuch as an ornamental ribbonand may further preferably be of. considerably greater length than the non-extended length of the elastic webs 33 and so that when the device is in non-extended condition, as illustrated in Figure 3, the web 34 will be somewhat creped. The center engaging member comprising the cord 36a held .In Figure 4 is illustrated a construction which is particularly desirable where more strain will be placed upon the anchor pins as mor pins are provided in thi construction to distribute the strain more easily; In this construction a pin may be'inserted through the hat band adja- I cent the upper and lower margins thereof, thus distributing the strain and contracting the band evenly which will prevent discomfort to the wearer' from uneven folds in the hat band. This type of adjuster is, particularly useful where it is desired to make relatively substantial adjustments in hat sizes. The construction includes the double loops 40a and 401) on either end thereof each of which is held in loop form by its pins 42;: and 42b; The loops may as before he of any convenient'material, elastic or not. Engaging each of the loops 40a and 401) are the stitched loops 46 and 48 of web 44 which is doubled back upon itself to make this connection. Central loop 50, which is held in place'by anchor'pin 52, provides the connection between the two webs 44, the webs 44 being folded therearound. This constructionimaybe simply appliedto the'hat byinserting the. pins 42a and 42b in any convenlent position on. the hat band, or its equivalent,

inside the crown, and centering its position by insertion of the pin 52 in a convenient'place. It will be seen that. the strain caused by the application of the hat to the head is distributed between the pairs of pins 42a and 42b and thus ,which has mounted on either end thereof an anchor pin 58. Buckle 60 or a similar engaging device," which may be a clip, an adhesive connection .or a knot, is preferably associated with the cords 54 and 56 in a manner to bring the two cords into close proximity with each other and'isf-urthermore preferably slidably mounted on the cords 54 and 56 so that it may be conveniently positioned anywhere along the length of said cords andwill have theefiect of bringing the cords together at whatever point it is placed. Loop 62 is. threaded through buckle 68. and carries pin 64 and provides central positioning as in the other constructions described. The construction of Figure 5 is particularly advantageous in that it is extremely inexpensive requiring only the. twocords and the small central loop together-with thepinsand buckle or its'equivalent. It is applied in the same manner as described fer the other constructions except that ifthecentral point of. thecords 54 and 56 is inconvenient-for the insertion of the pin 64 when the pins '58 have beengplacedin the hat band, the buckle 60 may be slid in either direction to provide a convenient attachment point for the pin 54. In Figure 7 is'illustrated the position assumedby the cords 54 and 56 when passed thi ough the buckle but uncrossed.

In Figure 6 is illustrated a'further modification of our invention in which the connecting element includes the looped cords ea and H! which maybe of similar material to those already described and may be resilient or not as desired. The-cords 68 and ill. have their ends clamped respectively-in pinsl2 and M which pins. arepreferably of the anchor type as described heretofore. .The cords [i8 and iii are preferably-looped through each other as at 3 and .the short central loop 18, carrying pin 80, engages both cords 68 and 10 as shown; This construction is extremely simple in that it includes only the cords and pins, and may be conveniently applied to a hat in the same manner as set forth heretofore inzconnection with the other forms.

It is understood,- of course, that any suitable width oralength of materials'may be used for the construction'of the various adjusters and that any cords, ribbons or the like, either of resilient 'or non-resilient construction, may be employed. Furthermore, any suitable type of atta ching pin meansmay be employed.

While we have illustrated and described in detailcertain preferred forms of our invention, it is to be understood that changes may be made therein "and the invention embodied in other structures. We do not, therefore, desire to limit ourselves to the specificv constructions illustrated, but intend to cover our invention broadly in Whatever form its principle may be utilized.

' We claim:

l. A device for adjusting a hat to the wearers head comprising a pair of flexible cords formed into loops, the ends of'said loops having anchor pins secured thereto adapted to engage the hat at spaced points adjacent the inner base of the brim, said loops being formed around each other and a third cord forming a loop around both of said first mentioned loops, said third cord having an anchor pin secured to itsend adapted to engage the hat at a point between said spaced points. l

2. A device for adjusting a hat to the wearers head comprising a pair of interlinked flexible cord loops, at least one of which is formed of elastic cord, the ends of the cords forming each loop being brought together and clamped into loop form by means of a hollow anchoring pin clamped thereon, said pins being adapted to be inserted through the hat band material so as to lock behind'the same, and a third cord loop interlinked through the interlinked ends of said first two loops, the ends' of said third cord loop being brought together and clamped in a hollow anchoring pin also adapted to be inserted through the hat band material so as to lock behind the same.

3. A device for adjusting a hat to the wearers head comprising a pair of interlinked flexible cord loops, at least one of which is formed of a flexible connecting element, anchor pins on either end thereof and an anchor pin carried by said flexible connecting element intermediate said end pins, each of said pins being adapted to be inserted through and locked behind a hat band, said intermediate pin being mounted on a cord loop threaded through said flexible connecting element; 1

' RUBY LIPTON BRILL.

SARAH LIPTON. 

